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 Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:15 pm
I believe that capital punishment is never okay...there are plenty of prisoners on death row that have been proven innocent. I believe that being in jail for life is an even worse punishment-would you rather stay alive in a horrid state doing hard labor or die? Plus rehab and medication might help even the worse of prisoners.
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 3:35 pm
Life imprisonment would work if there was no possibility of escape. But then the state would have to pay to keep those people alive with food and such, and that's not something most tax-payers would enjoy, I'm guessing, especially as more and more people receive that sentence. Plus we would need to build more prisons to accomodate the growing number of inmates, which would require both money and land to build on. It may be morally better, but I don't believe it's financially realistic.
As far as rehabilitation and drugs, that's not true. There are some people who are unchangeable even with treatment.
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 1:18 pm
 "Forever...I don't see how anyone has the right to kill anyone else (within reason). For a government to kill someone because they killed someone else makes them just as bad. So shouldn't someone be allowed to kill the people who killed the killer? Where would it end? ...and ever." | White Body Dye | 89/500 White Ink |
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 2:39 pm
For no creatures under God are as we are...
Maybe we should capitally punish much more people.
I don't see anything wrong with it.
...none so like him as ourselves.
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 5:22 pm
I completely agree with Kyle Riley. An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind
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Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:44 pm
i chose for most but i think that if that person is stupid enough to do the crime then his butt should get the same thing done back to him/her exclaim
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Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:06 am
RainJosh For no creatures under God are as we are...
Maybe we should capitally punish much more people.
I don't see anything wrong with it.
...none so like him as ourselves. "Forever...
Why?
Is there a reason?
...and ever." | White Body Dye | 89/500 White Ink |
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Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:20 pm
Neville73 i chose for most but i think that if that person is stupid enough to do the crime then his butt should get the same thing done back to him/her exclaim -------
So, if some one mugs some one they should be killed? That really doesn't make any sense.
Capital punishment is murder, it says so on the reports. Murder is against the law. neutral
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:29 pm
Capital punishment in my opinion is very wrong.
Ever heard the saying "an eye for and eye"?
Thats basically what it is: you killed him, so we'll kill you.
I think its better to let the criminals rot in jail, and have the rest of their lives to think about what they've done.
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:42 pm
I did vote for "only in extremely rare conditions" but, lets be honest, the death sentence is a waste of time. I put it like this: When you think about it, it has NO EFFECT. The criminal is dead, so they dont have to spend the rest of their lives feeling remorse, regret, etc... So, some people would say that these criminals wouldnt have those feelings, pushing aside the fact some of them do, if they dont, that means they are mentally unable to have those feelings, to me, this classifies them as mentally ill, so surely its wrong to kill someone who is mentally handicap. Criminal aside, its really the family of the criminal who suffers here, do they really deserve the years of torment and shame that would be brought upon them while waiting for the sentence to be carried out, not to mention the trauma when it finally is because there is no length of time that can prepare you for that death. And lets not think about the effects on the children or younger siblings of the criminal. So over all: the criminal gets an easy way out, the family suffers. That doesnt sound very good to me.
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:54 pm
Zorlock Darksoul Life imprisonment would work if there was no possibility of escape. But then the state would have to pay to keep those people alive with food and such, and that's not something most tax-payers would enjoy, I'm guessing, especially as more and more people receive that sentence. Plus we would need to build more prisons to accomodate the growing number of inmates, which would require both money and land to build on. It may be morally better, but I don't believe it's financially realistic.
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:26 am
Alrighty, here we go:
"An eye for an eye" - now, to be perfectly honest, who hasn't at least once followed this saying? I know that when I was little, if someone yelled at me, I'd want to yell back, but I generally got sneaky about it and got them back in other ways- like dumping my parents' alcohol down the toilet; I got in soooo much trouble whee Many people use this saying without even realizing it! Like when that guy at work says something really rude and offensive, do you keep it to yourself forever? No! You talk about it and eventually, if he keeps it up, it'd get to a higher authority and, indirectly, you'd get your 'eye'!
"They don't learn anything"- Well, now, ladies and gents, hate to break it to yah, but have you seen prisons today? Many are just like retirement homes! Taxpayers pay for TV for inmates, for heating and such. It's not punishment- it's a free ride.
"It's immoral"- Well, so is abortion, in my opinion, but we all have opinions, don't we? I know that if someone killed someone I loved, I'd want them to suffer as much as possible. Sure, it's hard on the family of the damned, but what about the family of the victim? Having been victimized, I suppose I am biased, but I still hate those who have abused me. I want them to suffer as I have- the multiple molestations have given me mental problems, as it does to many who suffer such attacks, and I cannot even begin to imagine the stress a rape victim is put under. And what if that rape victim is a woman and gets pregnant? Is that rapist going to pay child support? No! Is she going to want to keep the baby? Probably not. Which is more moral, folks, killing someone who kills (because that baby that the rapist might plant- the mother might get an abortion and that is a life taken as well, barring your view on abortion), or keeping them alive so they can plot their next murder- because, deep down inside, we all want to kill, be it a plant, animal or other human being, and the murderers just put action behind the thought.
Imma get mah butt kicked, but oh well. This isn't all that active anymore. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:43 pm
While the point of the American (I assume you refer to this) prison system is intended to rehabilitate convicts, there are cases in which that is impossible. I believe that in these cases the convicted person should be put to death to remove the threat of them harming the rest of the world.
But, what do I know.
Fact: It costs an average of 2 million US dollars more to kill a prisoner than give them life (or so I hear). This makes absolutely no sense to me. Can anyone provide some justification to this statement, or do you believe (as I suspect) that I was horribly misinformed?
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 11:31 am
The Tower Fallen While the point of the American (I assume you refer to this) prison system is intended to rehabilitate convicts, there are cases in which that is impossible. I believe that in these cases the convicted person should be put to death to remove the threat of them harming the rest of the world.
But, what do I know.
Fact: It costs an average of 2 million US dollars more to kill a prisoner than give them life (or so I hear). This makes absolutely no sense to me. Can anyone provide some justification to this statement, or do you believe (as I suspect) that I was horribly misinformed?I've heard that as well, and I don't know if it's true. If it is, I suspect it's because the chemicals used in lethal injections are hard to come by. Plus there's the meticulous sterilization of the needle and all the other equipment. I don't understand it myself, if we're willing to spend that much money to kill someone. I guess even when taking a life, we need to do it as humanely as possible.
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:09 pm
Life should be cherished. Even bad life.
In some society far far away, they usually kill all bad people, limiting judicial and correctional costs.
But even 'bad' people are capable of doing good. There are programs where 'bad' people are put to good use, like slavery (just kidding)
But I usually push to maim/cripple murders and neuter rapists at election day.
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